Comments on: Are you a contrarian? http://www.planbeconomics.com/2010/03/07/are-you-a-contrarian/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:09:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Plan B Economics http://www.planbeconomics.com/2010/03/07/are-you-a-contrarian/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Plan B Economics Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:14:14 +0000 http://www.planbeconomics.com/?p=1088#comment-41 Interesting point. Most surveys I see show mixed results. Do you have a link to the Barrons survey? Also, I think this brings up another point...the consensus in the institutional world is often different than the consensus in the retail world. So sometimes it's a question of who the contrarians are being contrary to. Interesting point. Most surveys I see show mixed results. Do you have a link to the Barrons survey?

Also, I think this brings up another point…the consensus in the institutional world is often different than the consensus in the retail world. So sometimes it’s a question of who the contrarians are being contrary to.

]]> By: Say What http://www.planbeconomics.com/2010/03/07/are-you-a-contrarian/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Say What Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:47:25 +0000 http://www.planbeconomics.com/?p=1088#comment-40 I don't think optimists are being vilified. Barons survey has 12 of 12 (!!) being bullish this year. That's higher than 2000! Who is being vilified are people who say we're still in a secular bear market that started Oct '07. I don’t think optimists are being vilified. Barons survey has 12 of 12 (!!) being bullish this year. That’s higher than 2000!

Who is being vilified are people who say we’re still in a secular bear market that started Oct ’07.

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